List of ministries of Chile

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The Ministers of State of Chile (Spanish : Ministros de Estado de Chile), according to the Chilean constitution, are the direct and immediate collaborators of the President of the Republic in the government and the administration of the state, [1] and in such, they are responsible for the handling of their respective Ministry (Ministerio), in accordance with the policies and instructions that it imparts. The president can appoint and remove ministers freely, and each reports to directly to the president.

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List of ministries and their ministers

Government ministryIncumbent minister
Ministry of the Interior and Public Security
Ministerio de Gobierno (1817–1818)
Ministerio de Gobierno y Relaciones Exteriores (1818–1824)
Ministerio de Interior y Relaciones Exteriores (1824–1871)
Ministerio del Interior (1871–2011)
Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública (2011-present)
Carolina Tohá (2022)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Colonización (1871–1887)
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Culto y Colonización (1888–1924)
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (1924–1930)
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Comercio (1930–1941)
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (1941–present)
Alberto van Klaveren (2023)
Ministry of National Defense
Ministerio de Guerra (1817–1818)
Ministerio de Guerra y Marina (1818–1924)
Ministerio de Guerra (1924–1927) y Ministerio de Marina (1924–1927)
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (1927)
Ministerio de Guerra (1927–1932) y Ministerio de Marina (1927–1932)
Ministerio de Guerra y Aviación (1932) y Ministerio de Marina (1932)
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (1932–present)
Maya Fernández Allende (2022)
Ministry of Finance
Ministerio de Hacienda (1817–present)
Mario Marcel (2022)
Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency
Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia (1990–present)
Álvaro Elizalde (2023)
Ministry General Secretariat of Government
Ministerio Secretaría General de Gobierno (1976–present)
Camila Vallejo (2022)
Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism
Ministerio de Comercio y Abastecimiento (1941–1942)
Ministerio de Economía y Comercio (1942–1953)
Ministerio de Economía (1953–1960)
Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción (1960–2010 )
Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo (2010–present)
Nicolás Grau (2022)
Ministry of Social Development and Family
Ministerio de Planificación y Cooperación (1990–2011)
Ministerio de Desarrollo Social (2011–2019)
Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (2019–present)
Giorgio Jackson (2022)
Ministry of Education
Ministerio de Educación Pública (1927–1990)
Ministerio de Educación (1990–present)
Marco Antonio Ávila (2022)
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Ministerio de Justicia, Culto e Instrucción Pública (1837–1887)
Ministerio de Justicia e Instrucción Pública (1887–1927)
Ministerio de Justicia (1927–2016)
Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos (2016-present)
Luis Cordero Vega (2023) [2]
Ministry of Labor and Social Forecast
Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social (1959–present)
Jeannette Jara (2022)
Ministry of Public Works
Ministerio de Industria y Obras Públicas (1887–1912)
Ministerio de Industria, Obras Públicas y Ferrocarriles (1910–1924)
Ministerio de Obras y Vías Públicas (1924–1925)
Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Comercio y Vías de Comunicación (1925–1927)
Ministerio de Fomento (1927–1942)
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Vías de Comunicación (1942–1953)
Ministerio de Obras Públicas (1953–1967)
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte (1967–1974)
Ministerio de Obras Públicas (1974–present)
Jessica López Saffie (2023)
Ministry of Health
Ministerio de Higiene, Asistencia, Previsión Social y Trabajo (1924–1927)
Ministerio de Bienestar Social (1927–1932)
Ministerio de Salubridad Pública (1932–1936)
Ministerio de Salubridad, Previsión y Asistencia Social (1936–1953)
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Previsión (1953–1959)
Ministerio de Salud Pública (1959–1979)
Ministerio de Salud (1979–present)
Ximena Aguilera (2022)
Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning
Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo (1965–present)
Carlos Montes Cisternas (2022)
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministerio de Agricultura, Industria y Colonización (1924–1927)
Ministerio de Agricultura (1930–present)
Esteban Valenzuela (2022)
Ministry of Mining
Ministerio de Minas (1953)
Ministerio de Minería (1953–present)
Marcela Hernando (2022)
Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications
Ministerio de Transportes (1974–1977)
Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones (1977–present)
Juan Carlos Muñoz (2022)
Ministry of National Assets
Ministerio de la Propiedad Austral (1929–1932)
Ministerio de Tierras y Colonización (1932–1980)
Ministerio de Bienes Nacionales (1980–present)
Javiera Toro Cáceres (2022)
Ministry of Energy
Ministerio de Energía (2010–present)
Diego Pardow (2022)
Ministry of the Environment
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (2010–present)
Maisa Rojas (2022)
Ministry of Women and Gender Equality
Servicio Nacional de la Mujer (1991-2016)
Ministerio de la Mujer y la Equidad de Género (2016-present)
Antonia Orellana (2022)
Ministry of Sport
Ministerio del Deporte (2013-present)
Alexandra Benado (2022)
Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage
Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes de Chile (2001-2018)
Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio (2018-present)
Julieta Brodsky (2022)
Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación de Chile (2018-present)
Silvia Díaz (2022)
President Sebastian Pinera in the official photograph together with the Ministers of State. 21 May 2010. Sebastian Pinera, Fotografia Oficial junto a su gabinete ministerial (3).jpg
President Sebastián Piñera in the official photograph together with the Ministers of State. 21 May 2010.

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References

  1. Artícle 33 of the Constitution
  2. "Luis Cordero asume como ministro de Justicia: "Este es un sector que es mucho más que indultos y el nombramiento del Fiscal Nacional"". ADN Radio. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.